HSA# 423 - TANGIPAHOA, LA-ST. HELENA, LA
Age-Adjusted Mortality per 100,000 Population, 1996-98 | | CHD | Stroke | AMI | CHF |
| Overall | 304.4 | 66.1 | 113.0 | 33.0 |
| Whites | 302.4 | 59.3 | 120.6 | 37.3 |
| Blacks | 309.2 | 86.7 | 89.6 | 21.0* |
| Males | 375.9 | 69.4 | 161.1 | 38.8 |
| Females | 249.6 | 63.7 | 77.9 | 28.0 |
| White Males | 366.7 | 61.5 | 170.7 | 44.3 |
| White Females | 250.3 | 57.1 | 82.0 | 31.2 |
| Black Males | 408.8 | 92.2 | 130.6 | 25.5* |
| Black Females | 241.4 | 83.6 | 63.1 | 17.7* |
* UNSTABLE
Health-Care Providers | | Number |
|---|
| Total MDs (1999) | 102 |
| MDs with Office-Based Practice (1999) | 95 |
| MDs with Hospital-Based Practice (1999) | 7 |
| MDs with Primary-Care Specialty (1999) | 54 |
| MDs with Ob-Gyn Specialty (1999) | 8 |
| MDs with CVD Specialty (1999) | 3 |
| DOs with Family-Practice Specialty (1998) | 1 |
| Registered Nurses (1990) | 296 |
| Registered Dieticians (1990) | 63 |
Short-Term General Hospital Resources and Utilization | | Number |
|---|
| Hospitals (1999) | 4 |
| Hospitals with a cardiac intensive care unit (1999) | 1 |
| Hospitals that conduct angioplasty (1999) | 1 |
| Hospitals with a cardiac catheterization lab (1999) | 1 |
| Hospitals with an emergency department (1999) | 3 |
| Hospitals that conduct open-heart surgery (1999) | 1 |
| Hospitals with a community outreach program (1999) | 0 |
| Hospitals that participate in health fairs (1999) | 2 |
| Hospitals with a health-information center (1999) | 0 |
| Hospitals that conduct health screenings (1999) | 1 |
| Hospitals with nutrition programs (1999) | 2 |
| Hospitals with a patient-education center (1999) | 2 |
| Total admissions (1999) | 13,400 |
| Total beds (1999) | 420 |
| Cardiac intensive care unit beds (1999) | 1 |
| Inpatient days (1999) | 90,510 |
| Outpatient visits (1999) | 347,827 |
| Emergency Department visits (1999) | 84,371 |
HMOs and HMO Membership | | Number | Membership |
| Total HMOs (1998) | 9 | 14,501 |
| Traditional HMOs (1998) | 0 | 0 |
| IPA HMOs (1998) | 5 | 2,651 |
| Other HMOs (1998) | 4 | 11,850 |
Demographics | | Number | Percent |
| Total Population (1999) | 107,892 | 100.0 |
| Nonhispanic Whites (1999) | 69,874 | 64.8 |
| Hispanic Whites (1999) | 1,227 | 1.1 |
| Blacks (1999) | 36,189 | 33.5 |
| American Indian/Eskimo/Aleuts (1999) | 229 | 0.2 |
| Asian/Pacific Islanders (1999) | 373 | 0.3 |
| Total Hispanics (1999) | 1,419 | 1.3 |
Income, Education and Employment | Avg per capita income (1998) | 17,784 |
| Avg median household income (1997) | 23,994 |
| Persons in poverty (1997) | 24,461 |
| Avg unemployment rate (%), age 16+ (1999) | 7 |
| % Persons age 25+ w/<9 yrs education (1990) | 17 |
| % Persons age 25+ w/4+ yrs college (1990) | 12 |
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